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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE trr ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 3871. OMAHA , MONDAY MOllNIjKCJ , DECEMBER 18 , 1893. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. L Condition of Affair ! in Brazil as Soon by an Euglisli Ctrrespondcnt , MONARCHISTS HAVE THE UPPER HAND Admiral ila Qama Scorn ? to Bo a Most Popular Favorit : . orncERs OF THE REPUBLIC UNDER ARREST Trait n to the QavcrnmcntHavc Bun Taken lute Custody. FUTURE PLANS OF THE IfTURGENTS Iliry IntriKl Kri-plns ITji n Contlinnin Kirn I'pmi tlui CiiHtinn HIIIISO at Hlii A < uv enmic'lit Atliii-k Itrpi-llnl-l'i cxclit i nt A Illilrs. ' < iinillblitrtl /.s./.l/iydc / / .IM'isliiiCil 1'itsi 1 LONDON , Dec. 17. The Times tomorrow will'iiubllsli a dispatch from Ulo tlo Janeiro , dated December U , via Montevideo , Decem ber 15. Baying : The manifesto of Admiral da Gama , the Insurgent , lulmiral in command at Klo do Janeiro during the absence uf Admiral do Mello , lias Just boon received anil produced excitement and greatly increases the popu larity of tlic revolution. A messenger who just rclurncu from hao 1'itulo and Santa Cruz states that the monarchist clement predominates every where , i'ho people are prepared to follow the load of Admiral da CiUina. Ferdinand Lobo , minister of Justice and of teio interior , resigned yesterday In con sequence of a divergence of opinion with President Pelxoto concerning present events. This shows that the position of President Peixolo is weakening. " 1 have seen a copv of two nftlclnl dls- patches sent hy thu war minislor to HIo Grande , who Is beginning to use every oiTort to protect the retreat of General O.scnl and to retrieve the great disaster resulting from the defeat of General Isidoro on Novem ber 'ji. : OlllciiiH ArriMtrd. "Several officers , durlne the past week , have been arrested on suspicion ol com plicity in the revolution. "The government has suspended the Kio News , an tCngliah newspaper , whose editor is an American. "During the past week there has been Eonio slight skirmishing in thu vicinity of Niethoroy and Ariuacao , with small casual- tics and no result. "Tho artillery lire of the forts upon Fort Yillegaignon continues daily without appar ent alteration of the situation. "On Wednesday night I visited Fort Yillegaignon in an Insurgent launch. When wo passed Ijelwucti Cobras island and Fort "Villegaijnion , the troops lining t.lie shore front opened a heavy rlllo fire and Forl A'lllegnignon replied. briskly , killing ant ! wounding a hundred soldiers. ' 1 found the fortress to bo much damaged ; all the build- lugs in ruins and the masonry of the ccn'.er ' , toward the mouth of tiic harbor , is inticli cutaway in consequence of the shelling it received from the government forls. The irims were working well , but wcro grcatlj exposed and three of them wcreuismounted Two hundred officers and men form tbo gar rlson. All wcro cherry and contented ant confidant of ultimate success. I examinee the fortress thoroughly and consider that it can resist for two months longer. llrpulscd tliu ( ioveriinirnt Troops. "On Saturday night 1HO government troops lining Ihc Miore near the war and marine arsenals , opened a heavy fire from machine guns and rillcs upon Cobras Island for tno purpose of covering the advance of storming parties. Coin-as island replied strongly , i causing the troops to abandon the attempt after two hours heavy firing , the govern ment losing over a hundred men and the iu- Mirgonts having only two men wounded. Tlio firing on both sides was very wild. " 'I'ho government proposes landing troops upon the island of Governado. now belonging to the insurgents , for the purpose of pre venting supj > lles reaching thu Insurgents. Thu latter nro prepared to resist. "Tomorrow the Insurgents intend keeping AID u continuous fire upon thu ctiutom house nnd thus nroventing all future business. "Yesterday the Insurgents seized the Htoanicr Purahybu , flying tlio Argentine flap , carrying war material nnd provisions anil proceeding to Santos and Klo Grande. Tbo vessel refusing to heave lo. the insur gents lli-ed. killing ono and wounding four intn. Tlio insurgents then Loardcd her. WiilitH More Trui : pnrts. "Admiral de Mcllo wired on Saturday , iisklng Admiral da Gamu to send him an other transport to carry troopi , "Many important business houses propose closing thuirdoors tomorrow until tbu end of tlm revolution , ns they consider thu present Rituatlon is too dniiL'crous , "Tbo British minister bus notified the community that much danger ovUts at the present time and advises rosiilents to leave the city. Many pcoulu consider thai the time has arrived fcr recognition of tno belligerent status of the insurgents. " II \t \ nn Iniporlinit Vlrlory. WAMIISOTON. Dec. IT. Neither Seorctary Herbert nor Minister Meiidonca rccelveit telegrams toilaj rrgaiding thu situation in Bnull , Senor Meiidonca said lib felt sure iherc was no change In the statu of affairs. In .it'trui-d to ihu information rcceisoa" from tlio Brazilian legation at London an nouncing Iho recapture of Governor's Island liu said that thu capture was nn Important move on Iho part of the Kofci-nmeni , Senor Mcndonca says that by Christmas all tlio government torpedo boats , twelve In number , will bu In position along the Brazilian const.- Six of these vessels are iw.v there. The torpedo boats tire said to bo In excellent con dition , nv MM : rui-ic. Ill * IlnllucM OtllrhiU-n at Illzh MIIH * at M , 1'titprn. HOME , Dec. IT. The pofio celebrated mass nt Si. Potcra today ; 15.0W people were pres- enf the ceremony lasted from ' . .1:33.in. : . to 10 a , in , , and was conducted ut the altar in the north transept. After a second muss of thanksgiving by the papal chaplain , the pope , seated on his throne , listened to an address read by thu BOH of Prluco Massimo , the latter being the liead of tbo old Homan family , which tradi tion causes to descend from the ancient Fablaim , and who count Pope Anastaslus I in WJ , umoni ; their distinguished ancestors. The pope's reply was read by Mgr , Uodlnl , r.ud in it he reminded bis bearers that Christian dories hud been substituted foi jmgun glories in ancient Homo and declared that the destiny of thu holy city was ( uided by Providence. In conclusion the pope said ; "Those book ing to revive tbo plorles of' paganism and to deprive Ucnic of Iho diadem with which Got : crowned her by the hands of St. Peter , wil bo fighting vainly against the decrees of the Almighty , " The pope was In excellent health nnd Fplrits ana slmwea no signs of fatigue. The hply father was loudly nppl.luilcd ami warmly greeted by multitudes of people vjion.c'iitcrlnf und leaving tbu basilica. The lope returned to thn private entrance of the Vatican at II ; SO , Blessing the people as bo mssed. Fourteen cardinals and the ministers of jpaln , Hungary , Portugal and Iho Hn sivn ; envoy were present at St. Peters during the celebration of the two masses , nv 1111 : HAWAIIAN pitr.ss. 'ominrntH on I'rpslilrnt Olcvrlmid'H Cntirae In ( InI'reii'lll TriinhlrK. | r < /-f/Mfif ; > | / | | / , tun , 1m Ilif , l Mrlifnt ( r-rr\ \ Ho.xoi.n.r , Dec. IT.Thcclty prcsj , orlhat lortlon of It which supports the present ; ovcrmtient here , indulges In severe oil I- tonal comment upon tlm report of Commis sioner lllount , Iho deliills of which hud been icecivcd In Honolulu previous lo the sailing of the Australia. The Hawaiian Star wys : "H Is an Inter- csllng and Important question which thu United Stales congress ought to undertake lo solve , what beeatno of tlio mass of roll- able testimony Mint Bloimt took from tbo anncxniionists In Hawaii , and why did bu rojeci nr decline to receive much more of the saino which was proffered him , while no- ccpllng all the stoiics which the ro.y- nllsts cared to present In evidence. In splto of mount's habil of snubbing the amicMitlonists , men like Messrs. Dole , Bishop , Jones. Alexander and Lyons , all of them of the highest and purest character , told Mr. Hloiint tbo truth about the January revolnllon anil Iho causes leading lo il. Yet the commissioner's report appears to be packed full of lies. In none of its published chapters does Iho color of the host available evidence appear. Nothing Is ihcro bul the dark hue of monarchist falsehood and per jury nr the vurlecaled llnlol hall truths , which urc said to lie worse than lies , pill in by the loyal men whom Mr. Blouul refused to hoar whenever they began to explain what they had meant by their admissions. " I'm in the C'uiiinicruliil Ailvurllaor. The Honolulu Commercial Ail vet-User pub lishes a scries of editorials upon this sub ject , but perhaps Its most serious declarations are contained in the following uxtrucl ; "The Hawaiian islands are the isolated , liahitnole center of nn otherwise unoccupied waste of ocean. They form the natural center of Iho fulure vast commerce of thu north Pacific. They ave the nearest land to North America on the west. Mainly , in conseniiuncu of thut proximity , they are occuplcu and ruled by a strong and cultured American colony which bus given laws , and institutions to the groun und which is the only colony that the United States bus out- sulo of its own jurisdiction. We find Presi dent Cleveland ignoring the existence of this colony and these clvili/ed American institu tions. He evident ! } sees in Hawaii another Samoa , whose rights and interests are mainly these vested in Its aboriginal people. This strong , cultivated , dominant American colony , owning three-fourths of the business wealth of Iho group he regards merely as a group of filibustering aliens. A protest URainsl them by the aboriginal queen , he decides oil-band in her favor upon the repre sentations of her emissaries without u heat ing being grunted to the others. "And then , to complete the job , he com missions Colonel James Bloimt of Gcorpia to go out to Hawaii anil make Inquiries neces sary lo subslanlialo the conclusion already adopted nnd justify the action already de termined on in the president's own mind and privately communicated to the fallen queen and to the English guardian of her heir. Mr. Blount carefully concealed his real object of inquiry in deplorable and treacherous espionage. Besides this , his methods of collecting evidence upon which to base his report were opposite of the methods of judicial inquiry and Im partial search for truth. Mr. Blount's methods wcro simply those of a shyster at torney , who aims to make out a case and ob- suuru thu truth. It is upon the report col lected by methods of low criminal prac titioners that Secretary Greshuin bus founded his exposition of the slate policy respecting IIu\yuii. The testimony ho relied on is u piece with the policy of restoring u debased and treacherous queen und crushing oul u noble American civlli/.aliou. " From tli Oilcan' * , ) < > uriml. The Honolulu Bulletin , which supports the cause of the fallen monarchy , in a recent editorial , says thai when Blounl arrived in Honolulu the annexation press set about to deny that the revolution party had anything to do with the annexation party lust July. l-L'I.MNO Til KM IX. 1'ails rolii-i ) T.I It In- Care of All thn UVI Knnwii AiiiirrhlHtK. .PAIUS , Dec. IT. The Purls police on Fri day lust arrested three friends of Vaillunt the Chamber of Deputies bomb thrower , a Clioisy-lo-Koy. The statements of the pris oners have led to the arrest of eight othe anarchists. The office of L'Anarchisto was raidei today , and a number of documents wore sci/.ed. The .lournal DCS Dcbats says tha ten u'jnaiutlu cartridges huvo been found ii an omnibus in Hie UueFivler. KrlituilN Alvt-ayi. Dec. IS.--The Times Loxnos , - - publishes ! cller written by Ambassador Bayard , ex u-csslng the satisfaction that it will glv lim to convoy the thanks of the Canadian Uistruliun company for the relief Iho Unitei Stales ship Adams gave to Miorwa il Honolulu. Mr. Bayard says Iho sincere readiness with which thu oniccrs md seamen ot thu United States and Great Jrltain render mutual survlco in seasons of liftleulty and trouble. Indicates a spirit of lenuvolcni'O which is natural and honorablu lo each nation. " 11 is lo bo hoped , " ho adds , "that tills spirit will never cease to animate thu people of both countries and murk their relations. " < i | ) | > OKi > ( l ID Hut ( Icriniiii TiTiitii'i. M.umii ) , Dec. IT. A commitlco of Spanish manufacturers , which is supported by several well known politicians , 1ms arrived hero In order to protest ngainst tlio commercial treaty with Germany. The committee in tends to seek un interview wlih thu queen , and will icpresant lo her that Ihu conces sions made to Germany will ruin many trudca and injure. .Spanish interests gen erally. In addition , Ihu committee will point out to thu queen thu vast Increase In Ger man imports during recent .years. Tlii-y < MU I'utriil . .Mi l. ST. Pcrniisiit'no , Dec. IT.At tha annual banquet on Monday last nt the winter ualace of the soldiers decorated with thu cross of St. Andrew and St. Georgu forty of the guests aru said to buvo partaken of a > meat pie which was la a putrid state. Thu result is thai fifteen of them have blucu died of chulcru , and the others weru very sick for several days afterwards. I'rrlU of Ilio Sea. MEi.novitsr. , Dec. IT. The bark Trafalgar arrived hero today from Batuvlu after a tear ful voyage , litbtlag forty-night days. During the passage the c\ptain : of the Trafalgar , Iwo officers and threu seamen died of fever. Several other seamen were prostrated by the ulsoHbC. A youth only 18 years of ago navigated the vessel after ttiu death of Iho captain and officer ; . . \imrrhlcln .tk l-ulit-ii I'mtt-rtluii. LONDON , Dec , IT. Tnu third feeble anarchistic attempt to meet In Trafalgar square was made today. A crowd hostile to tbo organizers of the incuthig assembled and thu unurchlals weru compelled to beck the protection of the police. Tlirc'u roughs were put under arrest. They licit llm U or l ol It. Ciiito , Dee. IT , During Iho recent raid of thi ) dervishes upon Mural Wells four der vishes wcro killed during the repulse of tbo ullaek and Ilio di-rvlslies lost u number of tribesmen during Ihc skirmish which fol lowed ihcli1 retreat upon Dongola. Suvi-n \ > Vru SYDNEY , N. S. W. , Dee , 17 A pleasure yacht with fifteen persons aboard cansi/ed touiiy In thu harbor during a squall auu uevuii of ttio parly were drowned. \0 CONFIDENCE IN SIGHT Now York Bankers Aie Not Satisfied with the Situation Yet. . REPEAL OF THE SHERMAN LAW IMPOTENT Money tint U Reported Ki\sy Turns Out to Ho llnril to ( Ir.t , ami It.tnkcrs * .ty U Will Ho tlr.U Way Till TarllVIs Settled. WASHINGTON Ui-tiUAUor Tun Hen , ) Gia FouiiTir.STit STIIBBT. > \VAsuisa-ro.v. Dec. IT. ) H would seem that the clllron of Denver vho wired President Cleveland the other lay to please specify in what particular and u what section of the country the uncondi tional repeal of the silver law had restored confidence and revived business , knew more ibout commercial conditions in the east than 'ar western citizens generally know. A well known Ohio banker , who guvo to the country during the acute stage of tlio recent panic much valuable information , has jccn In Washington a few days on his way ionic from New York. Commenting upon Ilio message of the Colorado cltl/en to Presi dent Cleveland this banker said : "I had supposed from what I read In the newspapers that eonlldetio.o had really been restored in Now York niul that money was as plentiful for the legitimate borrower as press reports had represented. 1 know what [ am talking about , for 1 have just been making the practical test , when 1 say that it is almost as bard to borrow money in Now York today as it was at any time during thu recent panic. Ouotntloni Arc Wroncr. "When newspaper reports slate that money on X'all in Now York Is easy nt I or lli or a per cent the.v mislead the publio. It Is possible that u well known Now York broker may be able to secure call money at those rates by depositing favorite securities and through friendships , but I know full well that any reputable western man would full to secure call money in New York at double these rates , despite the contrary statements by New York bankers. I see that the regular \\allstrcetreportstoda.vquoto prime mer cantile paper at from iljif toI'4 ' per cent , but when I left at one of the banks in Now York a lot of cllt-edgo commercial naper. properly endorsed by my bank , for discount , T was coolly informed that the discount would be T per cent. When I asked the banker why it was that prune mercantile paper , Fuch us I had presented to him , was quoted in the streels at an average of 4 per cent and the banks were cutting It T per cent I received the replyYou : know Iboso are the street rates , the quotations , and when it comes to dis counts through the regular way lliey are much higher. ' l > l < tru < it In the Tarlll' ' I made further investigation as to this disparity in figures , and I was convinced of the correctness of the statement 1 made dur ing the last panic as to what hud created the existing trouble. The lack of confidence continues. It grows out of no lack of faith in the quality of our money , but the ability of debtors to meet their oblliratlons. It was a good thing that the silver law was re pealed without condition , as it removed the bugaboo and the excuse vyliich capi talists were making against loans. But the lack of confidence now is dceperscatcd and more serious , because it is bascil upon the real foundation for our recent trouble. Eastern capitalists arc afraid of the effect of the Wilson tariff law. Democrats as well as republicans , who have money to lend really believe that the Wilson theory is going to strike down a great many of our solid institutions , and they don't propose to put out Ibclr money with any risk. They "prefer to hold it until they see what is going to bo done. When you corner any intelligent capitalist in the east now ho will frankly acknowledge that ho doesn't like to lend his money at this time because ho does not know what the conditions will be six months hence. That tells the story. " Mul'licrson Will Fight the Tar 11V. It is reported that Senator McPherson of Now Jersey , one of the leading and most in fluential democrats in congress nnd u mem ber of the finance committeo. Is not certain at this time that he will support the tariff bill. Dels greatly displeased with some of the features of the bill , which strike heavy blows at the Industries in his state , and will submit amendments intended to modify tlio provisions so r.s to fuvor to some extent these interested. If bis amendments fail , it Is said , he will vote uu-ulnsl the bill. It has been suggested that Chairman Voorhees of the finance committee knew Senator Mo- Phot-son's attitude toward the Wilson bill when ho recently appointed a subcommittee on the tariff , which was conspicuous by the New Jersey man's absence from it , and that ho loft MePhiTsoii off that subcommittee , because ho could not bo trusted In the work of modifying the bill. Senator Yooi-heos is reported to bo in favor of cutting the duties on manufactures even more than proposed in Iho Wilson bill. Souih Dakota democrats tonight are confident that Judge Gruybill of their state , > pho Is now here , will bo this week appointed receiver of tlio laud office at Pierre , S. D. Ilo is btrongly endorsed for thfi position , Miijiir l.i'O/4 I'riKlon Spaecll. Hoprcsentutivo John F. Uiico.v of Oska- loosa , la. added considerable fund to tlio campaign material of the republicans in the house yesterday by his speech against the administration of ilio pension bureau , and was the recipient of many congrntulutluns today. Ono of his pieces of heavy ord nance was n memorial from W. A. Taylor , lute democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio , protesting to congress against the cruel ana unfair treatment to which pensioners in Ohio had been subjected by the administration. In addition to tills Mr. Lacey had a copy of an interview with I > arry No.il , the late cundlduto for governor of Ohio , in which Iho administration was also scored In rounu terms. Mr. I.acuy. to end nn interruption made by Keprcsoiitativo Livingston , an itx- confederaloof ( leorglu-and It was noticeable that not a northern democrat c.imo to the dnfonsa of the administration said : "In 18tVI the boys in blue were marching ilirouuii ( li'orgu , bul now Georgia Is marching through Iho boys In blue. " Assistant So'-rotiirv Ilamlin of the treas ury has been asked by Secretary Morton to deliver the address on Jackson day , January 8 , at Lincoln. Mr. Ilamlin is Inclined to ac cept the invitation , If ho does not hj > cak in his ovrn state , PEIIIIV S. HKATII. IN TIlKNKNATi : . lln\rulliu : .Miitlii-i Uill I.IUuiy Tuku I'p the Tim n id Ihn Ki > imtr. WASIIINOTOX , Dec. IT. For thn third week In succession Hawaii promises to ba the Im portant subject before the senate. . The president will tomorrow ceinply with the re quests oi' both bouses ol congress for copies of all tlio recent correspondence on Ilia Hawaiian question , and il Is considered almost certain that what ever condition of affairs the cor respondence and measauo accompanying It may reveal , thu scnutu will ilntl in it a text for iiuiuuious speeches. The program for tomorrow In Iho senate Includes ihu re ception of the president's Hawaiian mcss.igo. and speeches by Senators llunsbrougli ami Dolpli , thu former In explanation of the hill for thu extermination of the Kusslau thistle and the latter on the subject of tariff. The remainder of the wool ; , not glvou up to Hawaii , will , In all probability , bo dovuttm to thnivmslucruttonof compiralively : unim portant bills on the calendar , of whk-h there arc a lur.ro nmnber. Many of thu senate committees have been turplnc out work at a rapid rate during thu two uci'Us of lite session J ; an , us a couse- quence , the calendar lsvniueh lonccr now than it was at the beginning of the session , notwithstanding the senate has passed a largo numiicr of bills .for thu lime II lias been In session. ' If the nomlmitlort of. Judge Hornblowor ns juslL'o of the supreme court should bo re ported by the judiciary committee at Its meeting tomorrow , which Is by no means certain , there will bo an effort to have the nomination confirmed during the week , and ns thcro Is a likelihood of some opposition to this confirmation considerable tlmo may bo spent In executive session upon this subject. The only measure of national importance upon the calendar In position to bu taken up for final disposition Is the federal elections bill , and Us consideration at this tlmo Is barred by a stipulation between thu repub lican ami ttcmoonUlo members that H shall rest where It is until after the Christmas holidays. There Is desire on the purl of senators generally thru the Christmas recess - cess stial' begin on Thursday of this week , but the house will probably bo allowed to name the day. It will not bo later than Friday. ACTION HY MltjVnil .MUN. Wlmt 'Ihry i\prot : to Ilo with the ritty- I'liiirlh Coimrr-n. WASHINGTON , Dec. IT. A. J. Warner , pres ident of the conference of thu Bimetallic league , which has been In session hero for several days , today gave an explanatory statement of the action of the conference. I'ho mcellngs of ttio conference have been well attended , a number of public men In congress lending U their aid by being pres ent. These Include Senators Stewart and Tones of Nevada , Poffer of Kansas , Power of Montana , Allen of Nebraska and Hansbrough of North Dakota , and Representatives Pence and Bell of Colorado , Simpson of Kansas and Slbley of Pennsylvania. The following Is President Warner's state ment. It was unanimously agreed to in thu conference : 1'lr.st Tlmt the money question Is and will continue to bo thu paramount Issue until It. Is settled , und settled on pound principles , and that it can be dlsnbieod by no other. Second Tlmt the llr.st battle H for the no\t Third-That to achieve results Iho silver men must nol only stay silver men after they reach congress but they must tliero unite , und , pnttlnu'silver above party , work Inces santly to accomplish theohjcct for which they wort ) elected. A number of ttelegates were In fuvor of organising u now party out und out , with the declaration as mode on the money question as the solo issue ami icaving the way op < ; n for tlio affiliation of not only the people's party , but of Iho 0,000,00(1 ( who refused to vote tit all at tbo lute old-lions , but the con ference was not culled for such u purpose , and a majority of the delegates present be lieved the coai'se finally agreed upon lo be the bettor policy in the coming congressional congress. The conference recommended that the. Bi metallic luaguo urgently suggest to friends of silver everywhere" , in all p.u-ties , that they support for thjs Flfly-fourlh congress only such candidates as' will pledge them selves in nominating conventions , aim oppnly und publicly in their canvass for election , to the following action 'in case of their elec tion : They will enter In no party canon * that will bind or rest ruin then ) frniirvcitlmtunil acting In the I'l fly-fun rib congi-ossl otherwise than us given In t heir plodgi'o to Iho , pcDDlu buforo their election , but they will uulto with oilier.- , who uiutn fuvor of the restoration of the bimetallic standard of money hy tint free anil unrest rleted coinage of both gold und silver , on the ratio of 10 lo 1 , us before tbo act of 18711 , and the Issue by I hu general government of paper currency without tbu Intervention of bunks , untlu iiliiHt the Issue of bonds to uny goldund that they will net and voto'o all in-utscs during their term us niLMiibors of HID ritjy-fourth roiiK"1 * to secure this end , nnd esDOclUlTy In thu election ot speaker and organization . ot tbu house , and In thu uito'fOr president of iho I'nited States In the evcntof nn'i'lectlon falltii ) ; to the hoii'-o of represiiiitutivos. Second Th.lt to thin end the i-onferunco recommends that sliver leagues bu every whuiu orgunl/.cd , ami that ihu work of education bu curried on throughout thu country , anil that in addition to this Work thorough organization bo olVuelod In states and districts when ) stn-h work wHI be most uffuctlvu In thu election of members of eongru-s und .state legislatures. The following motion was also adopted : "That this conference ) recommend that there bo held during the present winter two conferences , one somewhere in the south and one at DCS Mollies , la. " On motion of General King of Louisiana that a committed qf Ihreo on the union of thy republics of America and other silver standard nations of tlio world , with Ilio president of the Bimoiallic league as chair man , be appointed , General King , 15. D. Stark of Ohio , and Judge Joseph 15. Sheldon of Connecticut were named as the commit tee. FIIO.U THI : Ailvicp Iccol\pil hy tlm Commit leu mi lSinklng : unil Oiirrrncy. WASIIINHTON. Dec. IT. The committee on banking and currency has heard from the country. Several weeks ago , while the agitation of the currency question was at its heiirht. and the wisest of the legislators hesitated us to tlio panacea for the great distress existing in the commercial centers the committee on banking and currency ex tended an invitation through the press to the people at large fpr suggestions as lo the wisest method of monetary legislation to meet the demands of the times. The result of this invitation lias been an avalanche of communications from all parts of the coun try , some of which nro frivolous , but many of which are of great Importance just at this tune. Kx-Senalor Charles B. Fanvell of Illinois says : "I Ihink Iho government should get out of the currency business. It should pay Us lloallng debt at once by Iho issuance of long time , low rate liilorost bonds. After this flouting debt ! . ; all paid In long tlmo bonds , then the committee on banking nnd currency should provide that the national banks use all lhcs2 bonds , nt their face value , ns a basts for thnir circulating notes ; then they would furnish all the currency thai the country re-quired , and the govern ment would bo absolutely relieved from doing it. Possibly In the near future It would transpire there were not enough govern ncut bonus to bo inoil ns a basis for the circulating medium ; then U would bo easy to amend the national act ny providing for the use of other satisfactory bonds. "Next the government should repeal the subtreusiir.v not. Lot the revenues of the government be deposited in national banks where collected , they giving cauurily foi Iho whole amount rccolvod and thus keep all Iho money In circulation. ' ' I'romVuiiirton. | . The Clearing Housp uksoclatlou of Seattle , Wash. , through If. W , ' U heeler , president of the Coniinei-ciitl 'bunk of that city , sub mits a bill , which provides that all national bunks us at present orriunix.od , thu capital of which Is fully paid up and unimpaired , should bo poniiltted to withdraw thu bonds held by the treasury to sccuro their clrculii- tin ? notes and , loguiticr with sifh other banks as shall bu organized under the amended laws , bo authorised to Issue their ciivnlutini- notes , to bo provided by the gov ernment in similar manner ns now pursued , to equal r > 0 pur cent of thu paid-up capital. J. Wolcolt , president of tlio First National bank of Los Angeles , ij.il , , recommends thai ihii national b nilm bo allowuj to Issue - , " > per cent of their capital in bills , to be taxe-,1 at the rati ) of " per cent per aiinum.au addi tional -5 per cent to ba taxed at the rate of il percent pdr annum ana the Hurd am ) fourth " 5 per.uciii to bo taxed at tlio rate of I mult ) per cent' pur annum respectively ; that all these IIUCH bj p ml into tha treas ury as a eiiar-inty fund , and that the stock and stockholder ' liability of the bank be held us security for Iho bills , which would bo a prior lion upon ihesamo.I'hls would give some flexibility lo thu currency. If this could have been done in May , Juno and July this trouulu uoajd not huyo ovcurrcd und millions of dolliiro would have bcuu tiayuJ to the country. Opinion ofa MiiCHriiuip , Thomas Waller of Philadelphia , who stales that ho is a nmr.'wuajp , rcjoic.js that Chairman Springer h oppoawl to the iepa.il U.N FCC3XU 1MUU.J PLANS FOR THE NEW STATES Territories Which Expact to Doff Their Swaddliuj Clothes. CHANCES FOR ADMISSION TO STATEHOOD OlirctlmnVlilnli | Iliivo llenn freed A-j.ilnst Some of the Cunillilntrs Silver \Vlll Also Cut Mnpli of u figure In WASIIIXOTOX , Doc. -Thero la already considerable Interest manifest to Itnow what will ho the course of the senate with refer ence to the territorial bills which arc com ing from the house of representatives. The senate territorial committee has not hold a meeting during the present congress or since the committee was reorganized by the democrats , and there has , consequently , been no formal expression of opinion on the part of members upon the question of the admission of the new states. Inquiry de velops the fact that the committee will probably not take up any of the bills for serious consideration prior to the Christmas holidays. A committee meeting will In all probability bo called for some day next week , and It is possible that the matter will bo taken up and there will bo a general exchange of opinions among mem bers of the committees , but as the holidays will bo so near then It is safe to say that the entire question will go over until January. The prevailing opinion among members of the committee is that the committee will bo found to bo generally favorable to the bills for admission , but there are almost sure to bo some disagreements on minor points. I'or I'arty ltvn < toim. Senator Faulkner , who is chairman of the committee , has boon Inclined to fuvor the admission of Utah , Arizona and New Mexico for several years , and the democrats of the senate have generally taken grounds In favor of their admission , because , from a party point of viovv , It is believed that their ad mission will bo fnvoralrfo to the democrats. There has > been some apprehension that the opublican senators might oppose admission , localise of party reasons , but an imperfect canvass ot tno republican members of the ommittco Juslillcs the statement that In the committee , at least , there will bo cotn- Kirulively little opposition. All the repub- lean members of tnc committee , except Matt , arc western men and are inclined to idmlt now states from that section , con vinced that their people are capable of main taining statehood. There has not as yet been a bill introduced for the admission of Oklahoma , but there is 10 doubt that the senate will pass upon a rill for Oklahoma's admission nt the sumo time the other bills arc considered , and it is irobablo that a bill lor Oklahoma's uitinls- tion will bn attached to one of the other Jills probably that for the admission of Utah for the sulco of expedition. The re publicans think the chances for republican success would bo better in Oklahoma than in any of the other proposed states and may demand this as a concession , which , it Is be lieved , the democratic members of the terri torial committee will grant without much quibbling. Now Mcxl < : : > ' . < Case. The New. Iexico bill will probably modt with moro'oppositlon in committee than any of the others. None of the members doubt that the population of that territory is sufll- clout to justify admission , if this point alone bo considered , but they assert that the ma jority of the population is not of a character to make of that the best of states. Execu tion is taken to the fact that most of the res idents of Now Mexico do not speak the Eug- Hsli language , and that Spanish is the pre vailing tongue , rendering It necessary to have interpreters even in the legislature. Then ) will also bo a revival of tlio effort to have Utah and Nevada Joined as one state , and ii is more than probable that this will prove to be one of the knottiest questions which will present itself in connection with the Utah admission. The argument Is made that Nevada's population is not suflicicnt for statehood , and it is also asserted that if the Nevada population should bo united with that of Utah there would bo less ground lor apprehension that polygamy might bo re vived in Utah under state control. Sltvi-r Alsii Figures. The silver question may also cut a figure , and some senators from the eastern states may Do inclined to oppose admission , be cause of the fear of strengthening the silver party , especially in the senate. The admis sion of Utah , Arizona , New Mexico and Oklahoma would result in seating eight new senators , all of whom would probably bo sil ver men. It is asserted that the president has been considering tills point , and fears are already expressed that if the bills pass thu senate some of them may bo vetoed by him. wnv Ileasmis fur Ilio H urnl Itulcs Against Visi tor * to Ihn Senate Clutinlirr , WAMii.siiTOX , Dec. IT. Some of the regu lations Jor the protection of senators from outside.intrusion , which have been adopted during the present session of congress , are attracting considerable attention and much adverse criticisai from the hanltucs of the canitol. Many senators also remark that the regulations are unnecessary ami object to being put in the position of ti'i Ing to avoid mealing the public , and say that the now rules are not the dcairo of the senators. There are but two elevators in the senrto , and the publio la now restricted to the use of ono of these. The scnulo chamber , which has over since its establish- incut been open to visitation and inspection by visitors , has , when the senate wan not in bcssion , been closed against the public. The privilege of going upon the Door has always been considered one of the greatest which the out-ol-town visitor could enjoy , but under thu now regula tions visitors will not bo allowed this privilege. The president's room is also now closed to visitors , except these who possess senatorial iiillueneouflleicnt to huvo the door unlocked. The professed object of all this solicitude is to promote the business of the senate ami protect senators as far MS possible from outside intrusion while they wro attending to business , while in the case of excluding visitors from Ihn president's room mill the senate chamber it is to prevent the desecration of these places by relic hunters. It Is said that some of the senators object to being jostled by the crowd In the elevators and when they cheese to occupy their dibits In the chamber when tlio senate is not In session they pre fer privacy r.ither than the interruption to whloh they are subjected hy throwing tlio doors open and lolling the multitude in. The\ \ are nlbo constantly being bought by lobby ists and since Mr. Cleveland's ui'eesbiuii to the presidency the democratic senators have been Importuned for aid In uclting oftlccs until life bus become almost a butdcn. nusVIKK : is IOMIIIS- ; ; > . ( Jui'dlloiik Which Vtlll I'rtmiUn I mill Ori-upy Alti-nllon. WASHINGTON , Dec. I" . -It is the preset ) Intention of the. powers that bo in congress to adjourn for tlio holiday recess next Thurs day until January I , of the now year. The tariff debate which the democratic leaders hud hoped to enter upon before the adjourn ment cannot now bo begun until after the rccc * * , although the bill will bo reported to the house Tuosda } \Vcdnt-ulny. . The foil da s before the adjourn incut promise to b bury ones. Tomorrow the debate over th appropriation ot > ' .MJ DJU fo me-1 il exam ID era In the urjt-ut doik. > ) blu whl b continued , limited by an agreement undo yesterday to ono hour and a half on a side. None of the other items in the bill arc subject to opposition , and the bill will pass as soon as tho\ debate Is concluded. After the urgent uvllclency bill is dlsK | > sed of , the now Mexico state hood bill , which Is the special order after the morning hour , will again como forward , and It Is expected that U will go through tomorrow afternoon or Tuesday , provided Uiedeinorr.uk' quorum remains intact. If the republicans illlhustcr nnd the quorum breaks the house may Us deadlocked for the rest of the week , as far as business alter the morning hour Is concerned. The trans mission of tlio Hawaiian correspondence by the president may lead to some debate on this question in open house. Much , how ever ! will depend upon the nature of the correspondence and the instructions given to Minister Willis , and the tenor ot the president's message , on the Inghcsf authority , will show that the administration has done all In its power , by the aid of di plomacy , to rljjht the wrong , from its stand point , done the Hawaiian monarchy , and that the situation is now ono for tlio con * izress of the United Ktatos to deal with. In other words , that diplomacy has failed to re store the conditions existing prior to the revolution and congress must now decide whether other means are to bo employed. Thu me.ssago will also remove the last doubt about a disacroement between the president nnd bin secretary ol state. It will show that Mr. Cleveland and Secretary Grcshum have been In thorough accord from the first. On Wednesday It is possible that Mr. Hal- ley's voluntary bankruptcy bill may come up. The bill for the collection of abandoned and captured property may also tlguro in the week's proceedings. The morning hour on Thursday will bo consumed with matters of minor moment. Mt'ii > JiKi > nr JIC.V/LMA.V. " Terrible Puto ol n .Mull Currirr In New Mrlio. . Soroiiuo , X , M. , Dec. 17. United States Marshal Looniis was notified late tonight that Jose Hoinnro. mail carrier botwcon Da- til ami HIto Qucmado , had been murdered nnd his mail pouches stolen. Homcro's body , terribly mutilated , was found forty miles northwest of Datll. The crime is supposed to have been committed by Mexicans. .I.V K.MH.tXKMKXr. r'nliil Wrorlc on tlm ChrRiipinlci ) ) A : Oliln Thri-fi IVopIn Killcil. l.orisvu.i.i : , DJC. IT. A freight train on the Chcs-upealTo , Ohio & Southwestern road , northbound , was wrecked at 10 o'clock this niorning and fourteen stock cars , with the engine , were thrown down a steel ) embank ment , between West Point and Muldraugh , Ky. , twenty-four miles south of here. Three lives were lost and ono person probably fa tally hurt , three others slightly injured and about lOJ cattle and many hogs slaughtered. ThcMcad are : THOMAS KKKCAN , engineer of Louisville. .IACIC DOWNS. Ih-eman , of LouUvlllc. S'lT.I'IIKX .lOVcr : , n tailor , of Newark , O. This injured arc : Ai.nnrr Uiiritcii , colored , will probably die. die.JACK JACK iloiiiins , colored , head injured. WILLIAM ICr.i.i.r.v , n tailor of Boston. Cuiin JACOIISON of .loliet , 111. , a tailor. In jured about the head and bruised badly , but injuries not serious. Engineer Kccpaii was conscious when taken from the wreck and lived three hours , remaining conscious to the last. He leaves .a widow and two children.Joyce and Downs were instantly kilted. The. cause of the accident was the jump ing of the train from the track. The trucks of one car bumped along the tics for "CO yards until a narrow "part of the roadbed vas reached with precipitous steps on both ides. The derailed car at tins point struck otnc rotten tics. The tics gave way , nnd , he whole wolght of the car being thus ilaccd on the edge of the slope , the roadbed javo way and slipped down the hill. The ouplings held , and the engine was bodily ragged down. The engine went high in the lir and turned completely over. The cars in ho middle of the train went to the bottom f the hill and wore smashed into kindling vood. In ono hog car every animal was tilled nnd the cries , .squeals , moans and creams of the imprisoned stock were most ntifnl. A relief train was at once sent out from -ouisvillo. A work train with n large force vas soon at work clearing the track. Thu oroncr's Jury censured the railroad company or the condition of the truck , to which the iccidcnt was attributed. IT.ILi's o.wr nK3iiin\ .CO XIII. ( Ill till ! I.VllK Illllt AllMIUCa IIlK llulitippr Countiy. Nnw Voiiu , Dec. 18. The Herald's Kuro- 10011 edition publishes a dispatch from its ioniu correspondent , giving expressions of a prelate "who has the closest rela tions to the pope. " recanting the utnrn to power of Sig. Crispi. Tno irelate gives It as bis opinion the second llctatorsliin of Sig. Crispi will only acccnlu- lie the crisis and aggravate the evils under which Italy is sulTerlng , Italy , hn says , cannot escape the catas trophes which menace her and It may bo Jrispi will hasten the denouement. T'.io pope s said to ask for but ono thing the welfare of Italy. He bnlioves , however , thai tlio one essential condition of this welfare is the reconciliation of the country with the lapacy , because that reconciliation is the only thing which would enable Italy tolcavo thu Tnplo Alliance and adopt a policy of neutrality and disarmament. If Crlbpl wishes to follow such a line of policy , he will le able to obtain the support of the pope. U IS ltK.milKH Itlt.tXII. . NU'tlioroy Tmirlu'H al rorimmliiico itml MUM TronhliJ with HIT l/'rinv. Nr.w VOIIK , Dec. IB. The Herald's special dispatch from Pornambuco , Jlrazll , Docom- her IT , says : The cruiser Nlcthoroy , pur chased by Brazil In New York , arrived hc.ro Wednesday , but was not formally delivered to the government until yesterday. f.hero is already trouble with the now. These who enlisted In Now York demand very high pay for rc-enllstment for wrvico In the Bra/iiian navy , although It was wtdl understood before sailing thai they were ex pected to re-enlist for active service when a Brazilian port was reached. Kepretionta- tlvos of Pcixoto refuse the demands ol the men and will probably ship a now crow hero. Tint Nictheroy will t'o to Bahia from bora nnd then to Kio do Janeiro. Shu left the America at Fort do Franco lepairing the damage's she mot on the trip Uown. o hlicllcil Ihn AI alis. MAIHIID , Due. IT. A dispatch from Mclilla that tlio Kubyles atU'inptod to capture u npunlsh bark which was drifting in thu Kivcr Ore. ( ieneril ; Martliuv Campos or- acred his troops to shell the Arabs. Soon after the Urn wan opened upon the enemy u Moorish pacha came into the Siianish camp urnl begged that the tiring should cease- , promising to punish the offenders. The Spanish soldiers weru disappointed at tub re.snll , at they had hoped that tlio campaign had ui length been opened in earnest. Itrjectfil lliu Catholloi. IH'iii.is , D c. IT. John Redmond , speak ing at a muss meeting today , reiterated his statement that the question of homo rule had been shelved by thu government , "u dcchuod that thu jury packing which Mr ( iladstonc and .Mr Morley had denounced In ls'-0 . last week was pr.iclliTd at Cork and forty-ona C'itti3lU's ; wcro rejected for-jury ilnU , airJ I'rotcstuni Jurors weru almost ex- UUilVCj ) CUl HILL TO BE HANGED Jury Decides that Mntt Akcsm's Murderer Must Yield His Life. AGREEMENT WAS REACHED YESTERDW Twenty-Two Hour * of Deliberation Over the Penalty to Bo Exacted , HOW HILL RECEIVED "WE DEYTII VERDICT Inward Emotion Apparent Whou Ho Hiard llis T.Uo Pronomioad. F.'EELY ADMITS HIS GUILT FINALLY In Conversation \iltli n Mrc Itcpnrtrr lie : > lln rirnl tlm l' . til : Shot anil M'onlil I'rrfrr ll.iiu.-hii ; to l.lfo linprUiiiiiiuMit. Pi.ATT .MiifTii , Neb. , Dec. IT. [ Special Toll-gram to Tut : Br.n.J The jurors In the Hill murder trial have decreed that Kdward U Smith , or Harry Hill , as he is better known , shall haiiur. Tim verdict was acrecd upon this after noon shortly before II o'clock , after a session of twpnty-two hours. Yesterday afternoon thu opinion was general that the verdict would bo one favoring the death penalty , but when the jury Had been out fur several hours thi ) theorists llgurod that the longer the session the ntoro apt was the verdict for a sentence proscribing a life im prisonment. Asa consequence the decreu handed down by the jury today was a greater surpnsj than was the lengthy deliberation of that body. H was shortly before ; i o'clock this after- noon-when the attending hailtffs were in formed that a verdict' had been reached. Tlionuws was at. oneo conveyed to Jiiiigo Chapman , ami the latter had no moro than arrived at the court room when Hill was marched In to bo Informed of his fate. llou Hit ) UiMiril III * late. He wore a sort of defiant air , but when the jurors Died in ho settled down In his chair and fixed his ga/.o on the llpor. Tlio verdict was handed to Clerk of Court Dcarlng. and was read as follows : Sr.u i : OF NUHIASKA. CASS COUNTY : State of Nebraska against Harry Hill. Ss. Wo , tlm jury In this c.ise , being duly empaneled and sworn to try thu Issues joined In this cause , do Unit tlio defendant guilty of murder in llu > llrht ili-gruc , us charged In the Information , and assess his iiuni-iliiiKMii at death by bung- Ing. M.V. . .MIIIKIAN , roirmun. U he jurors were then polled and after- each member responded that the verdict as _ , read was correct , lho"y were discharged from' further duty by the court. When the word "death" reached , the pris oner's' "Cars every muscle in his face quivered. The cords of his neck swelled and tightened and his oycs filled with tears. On the Ih-ht ballot the Jury stood seven for hanging and Jive for life imprisonment , and on every succeeding ballot those favoring imprisonment lost one from their ranks. It is generally understood that the last JUror to turn held out against the other eleven for more than half of the entire session. The audience which witnessed the scene numbered less than fifty , but the news was soon conveyed to the outside and but little else has since boon conversed upon through out the untiro city. . Will \Valt Till KctiwitlTA Triuil. Ben well's trial will be commenced tomor row and Judge Chapman will consequently defer fixing tlio date of Hill's execution until the fate of Bcnwoll is made known. U Is understood that Hill's counsel , Mat thew ficriiig , will at oneo apply for a new trial , but In case the application is refused , ho may take an appeal-to the supreme court. . As to the latter course , however , Mr. Oer- ing is undecided and will doubtless defer such action until lienwell'd trial is con- cluued. TinBir. : correspondent saw Uill at the jail tonight. Ho seemed In bolter spirit ! ! than at any tinio since the proceedings bo- -gun. He remarked that the verdict was not a surprise , and again insisted that the death penalty was to him preferable to Imprison ment for life. Ho now admits that. It was he who llrcd the fat'il shot , and Ilatly con tradicts the testimony introduced by the state in his trial , that Benwoll was alsu armed with a revolver. Ho still fculs sere toward his companion in llie commission of the Alfcson murder because of thocoufessioii which the latter made in Oinnhu the day alter their capture , but ho intimated that 1C his testimony could s.ivu ItciiwoU'H life ho would bo willing to go upon the stand ami admit thai il was he who actually killed the old farmer. iiiH Ar Certain events of tlio day show that the intciiao fi cling against the prisoners 1ms not subsided In the neighborhood of the Akcson farm , for Sheriff Tigho received two an onymous notes by mall today In whlcli threats were made-that if Ilio Jury failed to do Justice u mob would. Interest in the Bonn-oil trial bids fair to bo as great ns that evinced during Hie hint week , and County Attorney Travis Is conII- dunl of securing the second prisoner's con viction. uu.ii , fir nun\i\u , Ciiliin I'lirllln Minn ut Kviiiistun on I'lro mill Miiy lln Almntlniircl. KVANSION , Wyo. , Dec. IT. [ Special Tclo- l/ram to Tun BKIAbout : | II o'clock lust evening No. T coal mine , owned by the Union Pacific railway , situated boven mllen north of llilb place , was discovered on llro. Up to this ovotiinj : efforts to quench tlio llamcs have been unsuccessful. No emi seems to know how the llro started , at least If they do they won't toll. Ono thousand feel of hose belonging to tlm Kvnnston lira department was sent down to be used In putting out the tire , and 1,000 feet additional hose arrived on No. T passenger train from the cast today. As the lire Is down to the fifth level ot the mine , IKK ) foot uelow the surface of thu ground , It was found that boss could not used to any advantage. Besides at ( i o'clock this morning u blight explosion occurred which drove from tlio mine the men who had voluiitccicd to go Into It. Superintendent Black arrived from Hoclc Springs today. After looking over the sit uation 11 wiib decided to close all vent holes In thu mine and endeavor to smother tbci lire. This may bu accomplished in a fmv dajs , orlt may never bu done , as was tlio cuso with No. ) mine , which bus been burn- ingovi-r ten jeaiH. If No. T hat to bo per manently close 1 it will bo it great loss to tlio I'nlon Paclllu company , as His the only mine thi ) company now owns , and watt opened at a great expense U will also bn a great loss to this community , as a iaio force of men will bo thrown oui of omnloymuut.